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laugh-track

laugh-track

See also: laughtrack and laugh track

English

Noun

laugh-track (plural laugh-tracks)

  1. Alternative form of laugh track
    • 2002, P. Adams Sitney, Visionary Film: The American Avant-Garde, 1943-2000, ISBN 0199727015, page 72:
      I remember once being involved in the production of a film that was made to the accompaniment of howls that would have put the most callous laugh-track to shame.
    • 2002, Carla Meskill, Teaching and Learning in Real Time, ISBN 0940753170:
      Finally, the perennial laugh-tracks of sitcoms and comedy shows let us know when something funny has been said or has happened.
    • 2012, Dan O'Shannon, What Are You Laughing At?: A Comprehensive Guide to the Comedic Event, ISBN 1441114955:
      Somehow, before the broadcast, the audience laughter got omitted and the temp laugh-track was put in by mistake.